Beyonce completely owns 2013: Afternoon Tune

2013 was a year doused in gossip-y headlines. But while most of our time was spent talking about twerking teens or Kanye and Kim, it was pop superstar Beyonce who owned 2013.

The singer performed the national anthem and one of her originals at President Barack Obama's inauguration in January. The performance came just weeks after new material from Destiny's Child was released. In February, she headlined the Super Bowl halftime show -- the most watched television program in the world.

She took home a Grammy this year, debuted a self-directed documentary on HBO and embarked on a worldwide tour that grossed almost $200 million, making it one of the most successful tours in history.

As if all that wasn't enough, Beyonce released her fifth studio album, Beyonce, on iTunes with no forewarning in December. Despite the surprise release, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over one million copies before the end of the year, making it one of the year's most successful albums.